A little back story before I get to my question(s):
When my now wife and I first met, she was somewhat oblivious to the gun/self defense culture. She had never been around firearms as a child, or really even as an adult. She was pretty much naive to the thought that people even carried a firearm around on a day to day basis. The guy she had dated before we met had a handgun, but she only ever saw it. She never shot it, never touched it, etc. We have not been married very long, but have been together about 5 years. Not knowing that she had never even held a gun (the thought never crossed my mind that she wasn't an American...), I invited her to a range day with some friends of mine not long after we had started dating. She wasn't opposed to going, but I later found out that she wouldn't be heartbroken if she never went again.
Since then, I have taken her to the range again.
Cut to today: She had an appointment this morning with L1 for her LTCH fingerprinting. In the time we have been together she has gone from never holding a gun, to shooting them just after we met, to wanting to go our separate ways because of my stance and her non-stance, to forming an opinion on guns and their use in self defense, to asking me (out of the blue) to help her apply for her LTCH and buy a handgun.
I am a horrible teacher. I can learn and figure out a lot of stuff on my own, but when it comes to teaching other people I am absolutely horrible at it. Currently, for me, the safety, handling, manipulating, etc of firearms is just second nature. You get to the point where you do things and don't even realize it and to remember to convey these techniques or nuances when teaching someone, for me, is difficult.
I would like for her, at first, to go through a basic firearms safety class before even considering the thought of her carrying a firearm. It's not that I don't trust her, I just think it's a very good idea given her non-history of firearms. I want her to hear the rules of safety from someone else and have them beat it into her that if you mess up, you can kill yourself or someone else. After this, a basic, entry level self-defense handgun course is on the list. I want her comfortable with the idea and method of safely carrying and shooting a handgun in a defensive situation, not just sending lead downrange. I would prefer a class that caters or is more geared towards women because men's and women's brains just work differently. However, it would not need to be a women's only class because I see her wanting me to go with her, which I don't mind, but an instructor who can speak "woman" would definitely be a plus
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In the Indy area:
What would be a good, basic safety class for her to attend?
What is a good, entry level self defense class for her to start off with?
I honestly think the Flashbang holster would be the best option for her, are there stores in the Indy area who carry them?
When my now wife and I first met, she was somewhat oblivious to the gun/self defense culture. She had never been around firearms as a child, or really even as an adult. She was pretty much naive to the thought that people even carried a firearm around on a day to day basis. The guy she had dated before we met had a handgun, but she only ever saw it. She never shot it, never touched it, etc. We have not been married very long, but have been together about 5 years. Not knowing that she had never even held a gun (the thought never crossed my mind that she wasn't an American...), I invited her to a range day with some friends of mine not long after we had started dating. She wasn't opposed to going, but I later found out that she wouldn't be heartbroken if she never went again.
Since then, I have taken her to the range again.
Cut to today: She had an appointment this morning with L1 for her LTCH fingerprinting. In the time we have been together she has gone from never holding a gun, to shooting them just after we met, to wanting to go our separate ways because of my stance and her non-stance, to forming an opinion on guns and their use in self defense, to asking me (out of the blue) to help her apply for her LTCH and buy a handgun.
I am a horrible teacher. I can learn and figure out a lot of stuff on my own, but when it comes to teaching other people I am absolutely horrible at it. Currently, for me, the safety, handling, manipulating, etc of firearms is just second nature. You get to the point where you do things and don't even realize it and to remember to convey these techniques or nuances when teaching someone, for me, is difficult.
I would like for her, at first, to go through a basic firearms safety class before even considering the thought of her carrying a firearm. It's not that I don't trust her, I just think it's a very good idea given her non-history of firearms. I want her to hear the rules of safety from someone else and have them beat it into her that if you mess up, you can kill yourself or someone else. After this, a basic, entry level self-defense handgun course is on the list. I want her comfortable with the idea and method of safely carrying and shooting a handgun in a defensive situation, not just sending lead downrange. I would prefer a class that caters or is more geared towards women because men's and women's brains just work differently. However, it would not need to be a women's only class because I see her wanting me to go with her, which I don't mind, but an instructor who can speak "woman" would definitely be a plus
.In the Indy area:
What would be a good, basic safety class for her to attend?
What is a good, entry level self defense class for her to start off with?
I honestly think the Flashbang holster would be the best option for her, are there stores in the Indy area who carry them?
